Antonyms for sufferer
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : suhf-er |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌf ər |
Definition of sufferer
Origin :- early 13c., "to be made to undergo, endure" (pain, death, punishment, judgment, grief), from Anglo-French suffrir, Old French sufrir, from Vulgar Latin *sufferire, variant of Latin sufferre "to bear, undergo, endure, carry or put under," from sub "up, under" (see sub-) + ferre "to carry" (see infer).
- Replaced Old English þolian, þrowian. Meaning "to meekly submit to hardship" is from late 13c. That of "to undergo" (distress, suffering, etc.) is mid-14c. Meaning "to tolerate, allow" something to occur or continue is recorded from mid-13c. Related: Suffered; suffering.
- As in invalid : noun sick person
- As in patient : noun person being treated for medical problem
- As in prey : noun target of attack
- As in victim : noun someone or something sacrificed, preyed upon
- As in martyr : noun sacrificing person
- As in casualty : noun victim
- May not, however, so deep a sufferer be permitted to speak out?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- She also has heard the moans of some sufferer, and importunes Pitu Salla to tell her who it is.
- Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous
- The sufferer had just wakened from sleep, and he motioned to Philip to raise him.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- As I was the sufferer I have the best right to tell the tale.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Fortunately for the sufferer, there was no lack of medical aid.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 » by Various
- Mr Haredale is a sufferer from the penal laws, and I can't expect his favour.'
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- The villains were my friends, not the sufferer's; I was not injured.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- And such attentions as the sufferer had from friends of the Lilly family!
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various
- For an extensive burn or scald, skilful advice should immediately be obtained, as it always endangers the life of the sufferer.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
Synonyms for sufferer
- babe in woods
- butt
- case
- casualty
- chased
- clown
- consumptive
- convalescent
- dead
- death toll
- dupe
- easy make
- easy mark
- emergency
- fatality
- fool
- gambit
- game
- gopher
- gudgeon
- gull
- hireling
- hunted
- immolation
- incurable
- injured
- injured party
- inmate
- innocent
- invalid
- kill
- killed
- loot
- loss
- mark
- martyr
- missing
- mug
- outpatient
- patient
- patsy
- pawn
- pigeon
- pillage
- prey
- pushover
- quarry
- quest
- raven
- sacrifice
- saint
- scapegoat
- shut-in
- sick person
- sitting duck
- sitting target
- soft touch
- spoil
- stooge
- subject
- sucker
- sufferer
- underdog
- victim
- wounded
- wretch
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